Live blog: Rams at Falcons

Summary of 23 articles · Updated Sep 16, 2013

Having Long against the Falcons, even if he's not at full strength is obviously a good thing for the Rams. The Falcons dominated in the first half and then the Rams came back and made a game of it in the second. The Falcons didn’t necessarily dominate the… (more) Rams the way that deficit would indicate, but big plays and big mistakes by the Rams again put their backs against the wall. There were plenty of flaws in the Falcons' performance hardly any running game, a lack of protection for Ryan, not much pressure on Rams quarterback Sam Bradford but they'll take it considering all the players who went down. Fans are sick of seeing the Falcons being the clearly dominate team and then completely falling apart in some form or fashion in one quarter, one full half or 3 out of 4 quarters. That old and familiar scenario came once again with this Mike Smith-led football team: get an early lead and, for whatever reason, lets any and every opponent back in the football game, and must make a last gasp push to either win the game outright or pad the lead just enough.

Atlanta Falcons Surge, then Hang On vs. Rams

Same Identity Shows Up Yet Again Falcons Win........Barely at End (AJC) That old and familiar scenario came once again with this Mike Smith-led football team: get an early lead and, for whatever reason, lets any and every opponent back in the football g…

Upon Further Review: Falcons Week 2

An examination of four hot issues from the Atlanta Falcons' 31-24 victory against the St. Louis Rams: The injuries. The win was dampened more than a little by a rash of injuries. Running back Steven Jackson (thigh), fullback Bradie Ewing (shoulder), cor…

Rams can't overcome mistakes this time

ATLANTA -- In many ways, the St. Louis Rams' loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday looked similar to last week’s win against the Arizona Cardinals. For the second consecutive week, the Rams drew silly penalties, offered up a costly turnover that was ret…

Locker Room Buzz: St. Louis Rams

ATLANTA -- Observed in the locker room after the St. Louis Rams' 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Chris Long frustrated with offside penalty: On the game's opening drive, the Rams appeared to get a quick three-and-out when tight end Tony Gonzalez was …

Rams' comeback falls short, Falcons win 31-24

Halftime – Rams 3, Falcons 24

Usually one set of stats can not speak to the entire field of play. In this game so far I think one does: And the receiving stats will paint the same mismatch. We need more production from Bradford and company. Lots of more time though. I look forward t…

St. Louis Rams DE Chris Long to play

ATLANTA -- Rams defensive end Chris Long will play against Atlanta on Sunday after missing time in practice this week with a hip injury, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. That Long will play through whatever pain he's dealing with should come as no surprise…

Rams show early knack for comebacks

ATLANTA -- For the first 30 minutes of the St. Louis Rams' 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, they found as many ways as possible to dig themselves into a deeper hole that would be difficult to come out of. In the final 30 minutes, the Rams di…

Week 2: Rams rookie review

ATLANTA -- A look at playing time and performance of each of the St. Louis Rams' drafted rookies and a quick glimpse at the undrafted rookie class: WR Tavon Austin, first round, No. 8 overall: It was a roller coaster of a day for Austin, who caught his …

Strauss: Rams should hurry up and rev-up the offense

Rams ponder pushing pace sooner

ATLANTA -- A game and a half into the 2013 season, the only hurrying being done by the St. Louis Rams' offense was to hurry up and wait for the green light from offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to begin pushing the tempo. After an offseason of…

Three things revisited: Rams-Falcons

ATLANTA -- Looking back at three things worth watching from the St. Louis Rams' 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. 1. On the line: The Falcons' offensive line didn’t entirely right the ship after a rough outing against New Orleans last week, b…

Ryan likes the fight he sees in the Falcons

The Falcons lost a close game to start the season. They won a game in Week Two that ended up being closer than it originally seemed it would be. After Atlanta’s 31-24 victory over the Rams, quarterback Matt Ryan spoke to PFT by phone. “One thing I like …